Chapter 15: Love and Justice
Chapter 15: Love and Justice Jason was half awake sleepily imagining that he was holding Rosa again. He breathed her scent. No, it wasn't Rosa; he recognized Ellie's warm rabbit scent. He nuzzled the top of his pillow. His nose brushed against...
Chapter 14: Timothy and Suzie
Chapter 14: Timothy and Suzie Around four in the afternoon, Rita went to check on the mice and found they had awoken from their nap. She carried them back down to the conservatory and set them on top of the grand piano. She retrieved a booklet of...
Chapter 13: Of Dogs and Rabbits
Chapter 13: Of Dogs and Rabbits Jason looked at Ellie in disbelief, "What do you mean the suspect is dead? How?" "Tom said they found him this morning. He had hanged himself in his cell overnight." Jason shook his head, stunned, "How could they...
Chapter 12: Entertaining
Chapter 12: Entertaining When they returned home, Rita pulled the jar of mice out of the basket and carried them inside to the kitchen. Wolfgang followed with the basket whilst Johann put away the car. Upon entering the kitchen, Rita looked...
Chapter 11: The Murderer
Chapter 11: The Murderer Ellie's left leg bounced nervously as she waited in the small break area outside of the editor's office. She was waiting to interview for a position as a political columnist at the local newspaper, The Maplesburg Gazette....
Chapter 10: A Pleasant Outing
Chapter 10: A Pleasant Outing Rita awoke to the sweet scent of crepes mixed with the rich aroma of coffee. She yawned and stretched her arms before pushing herself up against the ornately carved headboard of the large bed. She ran her hand over the...
Chapter 9: Greater Understanding
Chapter 9: Greater Understanding Jason awoke and peered at the clock: a quarter after four. He sighed exasperatedly and pulled the blankets up farther. The bedding smelled faintly of dandelions and strongly of rabbit; he guessed that Ellie hadn't...
Chapter 8: Research
Chapter 8: Research Ellie arrived at work the next day after a restless night to find Jason already at his desk behind several mountainous stacks of paper. She peaked around the piles to see him absorbed in one of the documents; he looked even worse...
Chapter 7: A Bad Hangover
Chapter 7: A Bad Hangover Paul awoke to a splitting headache and a dry mouth filled with the taste of stale vomit. The bright lights shining in his eyes only compounded the throbbing in his head. He lifted his arm to shield his eyes from the harsh...
Chapter 6: Unwelcome Revelations
Chapter 6: Unwelcome Revelations Jason hurried up to the trash can. He recognized the putrid smell of rotting flesh and didn't want Ellie to get the full brunt of it. She finds the smell of fresh meat unpleasant enough. However, even he wasn't...
Chapter 5: Idle Chit-chat
Chapter 5: Idle Chit-chat Bartholomew couldn't take his eyes off of the hulking creature as it left the room. Just the presence of the human was shocking: the rare creatures were nearly unheard of in polite society as they were almost invariably...
Chapter 4: No Help
Chapter 4: No Help "What do you mean you can't spare the people?" Ellie shouted, staring flabbergasted at the uniformed prairie dog behind the front desk at the police station. The prairie dog glared back at her. "You got stuffing in your ears or...